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No, line was fine when laid. Do you have the smallest 20 size? I am throwing a crappie rattle bobber with a 1/64 jig and a gulp alive 1" minnow. I throw the same setup on my Shimano Stradic CI4 3000 with the same line but 20lb test with a 6'6" St Croix premier rod. Zero issues ever. Maybe I will sell this and get a Shimano, never owned a different reel other than stradics all my life.

What are spool shims? I will remove around 10 yards and try again. Thanks

Hi, just purchased a 20 series president combo with the 4ft8in pole. I spooled up some suffix 832 10lb braid that is 4lb mono equivalent. I left my normal lip, and went out to the local pond. It was a nightmare to the point where I may just return this already. Every other cast while retrieving, the line would either not tightly wind on the reel or end up below the spool area itself and wrapped there. Any fixes before I give up on an ultralight setup? Here is how it retrieves with line under spool

Some better pictures

Thank you so much fish. I have to add the value of all the help here who guided me through all my tough choices. I learned a lot so far but I know I have only scratched the surface of what I will learn in the upcoming years. Thanks again for everything g, your kindness and wisdom as well as everyone else here is truly invaluable !

To give you some ideas of what I spent. 400 boat/trailer plus my trades. 60 each for the seats/swivels on Craigslist About 80 for wood, 1 of 2x12x12 untreated, 1 of 1/2" marine grade plywood, I found in the scrap section 1 of the 1/4" plywood, 3 of 2x4's and a couple other scraps from the scrap heap of my local hardware store. 40 for deluxe carpet. Menards had the deluxe marine carpet on sale at 32 cents, end of year sale A little under 100 for all the paint, topside, bottom, primer and goop coat it to seal all rivets/seams 80 for miscellaneous such as rivets, wiring, screws, tape, adhesive, sandpaper, fire extinguisher etc. Again look at the clearance areas. I also put 100 total in for all the hubs/bearings to be replaced earlier. I still need tires next year. Total investment not including thebtitle/registration is just about 1200. Boat should be done tomorrow, I will get better pictures of everything.

Thanks. The transom didnt get replaced, and it is now painted over which isnt ideal, but I can always get that changed out in the future. Overall, the boat is coming out better than I thought. I will get some better lighting in the photos once it is all done.

Thanks. All that is left is the carpet floor and wiring for the lights, fish finder and battery.

Almost done!

So as we were finishing the cubs game, I went to check my wife's seasoning, and we have some in our cupboard. To be honest, I don't remember ever seeing it or trying it. I will have to try it as you say! I usually use the McCormick bacon molasses seasoning for my burgers and some of their other rubs. These are a few of my go to's

What do you mean? All titles and registration have been returned to me and are in my name now. Thank you so much for your recipe. We always grill corn being in the middle of corn country. I literally have the farm about 2 blocks from my house where we pick our own vegetables. I don't have the old bay seasoning, buy I will look it up and try it out. While we are on the topic of grill food, here is one of my favorite sides. Take a head of cauliflower, and take all the leaves off. Bs often one stick of butter and spread it all over the head of cauliflower. Sprinkle some seasoning and then douse it in partisan cheese. Wrap it in foil and put it on your grill at 400 degrees for 45 minutes. I can eat the whole thing on my own, it's that good. That is great news that you had successful surgery, I will be so happy for you when you get back out on your feet. It really is a trying time when you are physically limited , so hearing you are on the upswing is fantastic ! The contest win is amazing. I haven't been that lucky but that will be a great getaway for you two. Not sure how far San Antonio is from there, but the Riverwalk is a place I hear is beautiful. Hope you guys have a safe trip and let us know how it goes, the stadium is supposed to be jaw dropping ! I will post some more interior pictures shortly, carpeting and seats almost done. Hopefully the goop coat it solves all the small leaks. They weren't very bad, but still would be nice to be rid of them. Your friends boat looks great as well! Have a good night.

So couple more pictures of the progress. Inside painted. Seats raised a bit and we moved the middle seating slightly forward as there will not be a seat directly at the front, that will just be storage. Also we raised the eats closer to you top of the boat to allow a bit more comfort for our long legs. The boat is really comfortable only with 2 people, so that's what we decided on. Here are a couple pictures. Carpet etc will be in shortly.

Thanks Fish, cabelas used a spooling station with mono backer and I am still having issues.... Not sure what is going on or why.

Here is a picture of the line. If you look to the left, you can see the line knotted and sticking out. I have 3 knots currently, leaving them for Friday.

Thanks guys. I called cabelas and I am going back on Friday. I am gonna get the replacement line and spool it myself. I never had anyone ever spool line for me other than myself. Appreciate the feedback. Glad it's the line and not the reel.